A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

The Balkans arent worth the life of a single Pomeranian grenadier.

A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.

The government should cultivate the view also among the propertyless classes of the population, those who are the most numerous and the least educated, that the state is not only an institution of necessity but also of welfare. By recognizable and direct advantages they must be led to look upon the state not as an agency devised solely for the protection of the better-situated classes of society but also as one serving their needs and interests.

When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too.

The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbors, and to the east and west by fish.